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William Bowen (golfer)
William Bowen may refer to: * William Bowen (actor) (1666–1718), British stage actor * William Bowen (rugby union) (1862–1925), rugby union footballer of the 1880s, and 1890s for Wales, and Swansea * William J. Bowen (1868–1948), American labor union leader * William Bowen (author) (1877–1937), children's author and Newbery Honor recipient * William Bowen (British Army officer) (1898–1961), British Army general * William G. Bowen (1933–2016), former president of Princeton University * Billy Bowen (1897–1960), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1920s for Wales (RU), Swansea, and Leeds (RL) * Bill Bowen (1929–1999), African-american politician in Ohio * William Miller Bowen (1862–1937), civic leader in Los Angeles, California See also * {{hndis, Bowen, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William Bowen (actor)
William Bowen (1666–1718) was a British stage actor. He was part of the United Company from 1689. For a time, he became known for his comic roles. He was fatally wounded in a duel with fellow actor James Quin in 1718.''The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama'' p.XXXIX Selected roles * Valet in '' Bury Fair'' by Thomas Shadwell (1689) * Whiff in '' The Widow Ranter'' by Aphra Behn (1689) * Lignoreles in '' The Massacre of Paris'' by Nathaniel Lee (1689) * Sancho in '' The Successful Strangers'' by William Mountfort (1690) * Sir Gentle Golding in ''Sir Anthony Love'' by Thomas Southerne (1690) * Coachman in '' The English Friar'' by John Crowne (1690) * Tranio in ''Amphitryon'' by John Dryden (1690) * Lopez in ''The Mistakes'' by Joseph Harris (1690) * Fabion in ''Alphonso, King of Naples'' by George Powell (1690) * Albanact in ''King Arthur'' by John Dryden (1691) * Monsieur Le Prate in ''Love for Money'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1691) * Monsieur Lassoil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William Bowen (rugby Union)
William Bowen (1862 – 26 September 1925) was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby for Swansea and was capped 13 times for Wales. Bowen captained Wales on one occasion. Rugby career Bowen was first selected to play for Wales against England at the Rectory Field, Blackheath in 1886 under the captaincy of Charlie Newman. Although Wales lost the game, the press were generally positive of the Welsh play and pointed out the forwards for their strong play.Goodwin (1983), pg 13. Bowen was re-selected for the next game of the 1886 Home Nations Championship this time against Scotland at the Cardiff Arms Park. In 1887 Bowen played in all three games of the 1887 Championship, including the draw with England at Llanelli's cricket ground and the win against Ireland at Birkenhead Park Birkenhead Park is a major public park located in the centre of Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. It was designed by Joseph Paxton and opened on 5 April 1847. Birkenhead par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William J
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William Bowen (author)
William Alvin Bowen (May 15, 1877–September 18, 1937) was an American attorney who wrote several children's books in the 1920s. His most notable work was ''The Old Tobacco Shop'', a fantasy novel that was one runner-up for the inaugural Newbery Medal in 1922. Bowen was born in Baltimore, Maryland, earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Maryland in 1898, and worked in his father's law office until 1904, when he moved to Los Angeles. There he was a member of the Olympic Committee as attorney for the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of the California and Southern California Historical Societies. Bowen's first children's book was ''The Enchanted Forest'', a fantasy novel published by Macmillan late in 1920. His second was ''The Old Tobacco Shop'', one year later. Works * ''The Enchanted Forest'', illustrated by Maud and Miska Petersham Maud Fuller Petersham (August 5, 1890 – November 29, 1971) and Miska Petersham (September 20, 1888 – May 15, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William Bowen (British Army Officer)
Major-General William Oswald Bowen (10 November 1898 – 14 January 1961) was a British Army officer who served in both world wars. Military career Bowen was born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, and educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He received a commission on the unattached list of the British Indian Army on 21 December 1917. He served with the Royal Gurkha Rifles in France during the First World War, and on 22 March 1918 commissioned into the regiment. He served with the Gurkha Rifles, including in the Waziristan campaign (1919–20), until his secondment to the Royal Corps of Signals in October 1926. On 29 September 1928 he transferred to the Royal Signals, and Bowen was employed with the Burma Military Police and the Civil Government of Burma until 1936. Between 1936 and 1939 Bowen was engaged against the Arab revolt in Palestine.'Bowen, William Oswald' in British Army Officers 1939-1945' at unithistories.com, accessed 6 July 2015 In May 1939, Bowen became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William G
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Billy Bowen
William Bowen (6 December 1897 – 19 December 1960) was a Welsh dual-code rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, winning 6 caps, and at club level for Swansea, as a fly half, and club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds, as a . Rugby career Bowen was first selected to play for Wales during the 1921 Five Nations Championship in a game against Scotland. Under the captaincy of Tommy Vile, Wales lost the match in a match that was nearly abandoned due to crowd problems, when the St Helen's spectators kept pushing onto the pitch.Godwin (1983), pg 130. Bowen was re-selected for the next game of the tournament this time against France in a victory at the Cardiff Arms Park, though he lost his place for the last match in Ireland. Bowen was reselected to represent Wales for the entirety of the 1922 Five Nations Championship in which Wales won the tournament, winning three of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bill Bowen
William F. Bowen (January 29, 1929 – April 22, 1999) was a member of the Ohio Senate, serving from 1970–1994, and a member of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission Hall of Fame. He also served in the Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate. The House of Representatives first met in ... from 1967-1970. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bowen, Bill 1929 births 1999 deaths Democratic Party Ohio state senators 20th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |